Tag: Sino-Indian relations

• Chinese Claims on Arunachal: A Consequence of the Sino-Tibetan Dispute

  In the mid-1980s, the core of the boundary dispute for China shifted eastward to Arunachal Pradesh. At least three possible reasons can be highlighted for this new Chinese emphasis. .

  Jabin T. Jacob

  17 April 2012

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Arunachal Pradesh, boundary dispute, Sino-Indian relations, Tibet

• 15th Sino-Indian SR Talks: Moving Beyond the Boundary Dispute?

  

  The 15th round of talks between the Chinese and Indian Special Representatives on the boundary dispute suggests a desire to minimize the role of the dispute in bilateral ties and to move discussions to include regional and global issues.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  21 February 2012

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, boundary dispute, Sino-Indian relations, Special Representatives

• 2012 Kicks Off: No Visas and More Boundaries

  The Sino-Indian relationship is today, bigger than the boundary dispute and the resolution of the dispute does not by itself guarantee smooth sailing for the future. Far from it.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  26 January 2012

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Arunachal Pradesh, boundary dispute, Dai Bingguo, Shivshankar Menon, Sino-Indian boundary negotiations, Sino-Indian relations, Special Representatives, stapled visas

• Shifting Equilibrium: Explaining Sino-Indian Relations since 2005

  Sino-Indian relations remain stable broadly speaking despite all the tensions and what is more after every such occasion, the relationship climbs up a notch, moving to a new level of stability. This has been particularly evident since 2005.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  24 January 2012

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Chinese foreign policy, Indian foreign policy, Sino-Indian relations

• Q&A: The India-China Border Conflict

  Interview originally published by the World Politics Review’s Global Insider on 23 November 2011.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  19 December 2011

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, Arunachal Pradesh, infrastructure development, Sino-Indian relations, Tibet

• Buddhism in India’s Soft Power Quiver

  Soft-power diplomacy involving Buddhism is smart politics by India and could form part of a larger ideational turn in its outreach to the world. If this is coalition-building, it is not targeted against China or the Chinese people but against authoritarianism everywhere.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  16 December 2011

  Foreign Policy

  Ambedkar, boundary dispute, Buddhism, Global Buddhist Congregation, Indian foreign policy, Sino-Indian relations, soft power, Special Representatives

• China’s Defence White Papers: A Political Reading

  While studying the military aspects of China’s National Defense White Papers, Indian policymakers and military planners must pay attention to the political elements of this document in order to achieve a fuller more accurate understanding of China’s intentions.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  28 November 2011

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  Chinese foreign policy, Communist Party of China (CPC), MOOTW, PLA, professionalization, Sino-Indian relations, social stability

• Integrating the Outlier: Arunachal Pradesh as Development Project and Dilemma

  Arunachal Pradesh’s disputed status, unique socio-cultural makeup and difficult geographic location have elicited multifaceted responses from Indian policymakers. How has this Indian ‘development agenda’ affected and molded the political economy of Arunachal Pradesh and what does it say about the role and place of Arunachal in the Indian political system and imagination?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  27 November 2011

  Borders, Sub-nationalism

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, Arunachal Pradesh, boundary dispute, infrastructure development, Look East Policy, Northeast India, Sino-Indian relations, sub-nationalism

• Reimagining Tibet in Sino-Indian Relations

  With the boundary dispute ongoing, India needs to adopt a dual policy of continuing to close the military gap with China while creating incentives for cooperation.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  26 September 2011

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism, War and Conflict

  border trade, boundary dispute, Buddhism, Chinese provinces, Dalai Lama, Indian states, infrastructure development, Kalon Tripa, Lobsang Sangay, Sino-Indian relations, Tibet, Tibetan government-in-exile